// Station · 15m ago
KOTM
Ottumwa Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 845 FT
41.1064°N / 92.4498°W
LOCATION · Ottumwa, US
WIND
050°6 kt
KOTM · 845 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 18
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KOTM 111453Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02560183 51018
KOTM · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
050°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H6 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,601'
13
HDG 130°
H1 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
31
HDG 310°
T1 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
22
HDG 220°
T6 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,845 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +12°C
2,100FT
+1,255 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV845 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT683 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KODX
(Evelyn Sharp Field, Ord, elev 2,070 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:48ZSUNRISE
18:16ZSOLAR NOON
01:44ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:08Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 35m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (11h 08m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:14Z
MOONSET23:10Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOOA
VFR
Oskaloosa Municipal Airport · Cedar
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
KFFL
VFR
Fairfield Municipal Airport · Fairfield
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM E
- AGE
- 13m ago
KPEA
VFR
Pella Municipal Airport · Pella
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KOXV
VFR
Knoxville Municipal Airport · Knoxville
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW016
- DIST
- 32 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
KTVK
VFR
Centerville Municipal Airport · Centerville
- WIND
- 020° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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